On Thursday, Colorado hosts Utah at Coors Events Center. Tipoff is at 10 p.m. EST and you can catch it on Pac-12 Network. The Buffaloes lost to the Utes 58-55 on Feb. 2 and are 3-1 against them over the last four years.

Colorado is in sixth place in the conference, Utah is in 10th place.

The Buffaloes fell 63-62 to Arizona State on Feb. 16. Spencer Dinwiddie finished with 24 points in the loss. A crucial part of the team, he leads the way with 15.3 points per game and 3 assists per game. The Utes were defeated by Arizona 68-64 on Feb. 17 despite 15 points and 7 rebounds from Jason Washburn. He leads the team in rebounds with 6.7 per game and blocks with 1.5 per game.

Utah StatSmack

Even computers respect Colorado more. Colorado has a better RPI this season than Utah (RPI: No. 27 vs. No. 166).

Colorado has been the favorite seven out of the last nine times.

Colorado has a stronger schedule than Utah this season (SOS Rank: No. 20 vs. No. 49).

Since 1998, Colorado has recruited more Top 50 high school players than Utah (three vs. zero).

Colorado has a better conference record than Utah this season (8-6 vs. 3-11).

Colorado has a much better overall winning percentage over the last five years (55.6 percent to 44.4 percent).